MLHP
MLHP
COMMUNITY HEALTH
NURSING
ROLES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES OF MID
LEVEL HEALTHCARE
PROVIDERS (MLHP)
Definition
• A mid level healthcare provider is defined as a
health provider
a) Who is trained, authorised and regulated to
work autonomously
b) Who receives pre-service training at higher
education institution for at least a total of 2–3
years.
Conti….
c) Whose scope of practice includes (but is not restricted
to) being able to diagnose, manage and treat illness,
disease and impairments (including perform surgery,
where appropriately trained), as well as engage in
preventive and promotive care.
Eligible candidate for MLHP
• GNM
• BSC. NURSING
• MSC NURSING
• BAMS
Role and Responsibility of
MLHP
• H- HEALTH EDUCATION
• A- ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT AT HWC
• I- IDENTIFICATION DANGER SIGN
• S- SUPERVISION OF HEALTH WORKER
• I- IMPLIMENT NATIONAL PROGRAMMES AND BMW
DISPOSAL
• P- PREVENTIVE ,PROMOTIVE AND CURATIVE CARE
Conti….
• Health worker female • Health worker male
• 1. Maternal and child • 1. Record keeping
health
• 2. National health
• 2. family planning programmes.
• 3. Medical termination
of pregnancy
• 4. Nutrition
• 5. Immunization
• Recording of vital events
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